How to grow and repot Pleione formosana ground orchids.

[@ronseidel4249]

Great learning session. Most enjoyed.😊

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@cristinarasgaitis7111]

Wow, wow, wow... The most beautiful orchid to me... so beautiful, amazing, brings so much happiness, love white. Purity and peace... 😊❤️❤️❤️

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Beautiful white colour. Thanks for sharing, Matthew

[@helloplantlovers]

...I've finally found a Disa Rachel!!! madly watching your videos!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

@@helloplantlovers Oh, excellent. Which one is it. I feel very excited for you too

[@helloplantlovers]

@@GardeningatDouentza Disa Trata x aurata (yellow) and a red Disa uniflora and Disa draconis which apparently is from dry sandy slopes and doesn't need the running water treatment and in fact needs a dry summer dormancy! So wish me luck! The growers here grow them in 100% sphagnum moss....not sure if I'll follow suit?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

@@helloplantlovers Lots of growers have success with sphagnum. I see it in groups all the time. Nice haul. Looking forward to seeing them appear in videos, Matthew

[@helloplantlovers]

@@GardeningatDouentza Thanks Rachel - sphagnum it is then!

[@iakdrawllim4127]

I love Pleiones! Before I even got interested in orchids, let alone terrestrial orchids, I bought some pseudobulbs of them, planted them in my garden in muddy-clay type mud/soil, and left them there essentially. I’m in the UK, and it’s been 5 years since I planted them and they still flower every year! I don’t know how they don’t rot away in our muddy wet winters, perhaps because they’re on an embankment, but yes they do surprise me every year!

[@helloplantlovers]

Well that is amazing! Well done!

[@basicbaroque]

Am I the only one that thinks the leaves are attractive? I might look at adding one of these to my collection. Thanks for the video, gives me confidence to try new things as a beginner.

[@helloplantlovers]

The leaves ARE very handsome! AND, once you get the dormancy thing right - which took me three years (!!) - they are super easy so go for it!

[@greenthumb1658]

I, who watched only a few seconds of the video: "no way, you are the only one who like those "leaves", they are stumps! "😂😂😂😂

[@basicbaroque]

@@greenthumb1658 I'll call mine "Lil stumpy." 😂 Or "Stimpy" like the cartoon character. 😂

[@wandashaw3551]

They are beautiful and BRAVO to you, what a great job you've done caring for them!!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@RareRootsOfJoyMelbourne]

Beautiful blooms these. They make me happy to see. Also, this video contains a really good explanation of the growth habit. Nice job, Matthew 👍🏼

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@greenthumb1658]

Very beautiful blooms! Like princesses!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@cristinarasgaitis7111]

Reminds me of snow drop or lily of the valley 🥰

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@monikawitt5538]

Tonkins bulbs often have a good range of Pleione bulbs and other specialist bulbs.

[@helloplantlovers]

Here's my video with Jane Tonkin! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXu3aoKVmMRprpY

[@jonathanhodgkin6546]

Love the colour of your pleoies,mine are just opening,I have mostly Formosan,thanks for the fantastic information,you have helped my orchid journey many times cheers.🤗

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@trishsmith2811]

Ooooh, now you’ve done it….. I’ll have to start looking for these beauties! I suppose the trick is to plant several bulbs in different stages of growth to assure you get blooms every year? Ill look forward to seeing your different colored blooms next year. Do all the blooms look the same? Love the lip on those!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching - and yes! - having bulbs at various growth stages would ensure you had blooms every year - I'm working on it! Most of the flower forms are similar, the exact size of the petals and lips can vary.

[@brandonallen9853]

Beautiful

[@anniebrent7616]

Thank you for all the details.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@suethompson6497]

I always wondered how to grow these, thank you for the info packed video. The plants in full leaf remind me of Dendrochilum glumaceum. Have a wonderful weekend.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching - yes they do! A handsome leaf I must say.

[@Veenatanvivinay]

That was an engaging video and you worked really hard on it. Well done! Enjoyed it.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@19YVO]

awesome and useful information thanks

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@helenwilkinson2731]

Really useful video, thank you. I’m hoping to buy some more this winter - the mice tucked in to ALL my previous bulbs.

[@helloplantlovers]

Oh no!!! I've had some beast digging around in my pots this season too!

[@iakdrawllim4127]

I have to ask, you said in another video that once they flower, the bulb dies off and then produce bulbils which go on to flower the next year. This has not been my experience as far as I’m aware, was this information correct? Thanks!

[@orchidcorridor]

So beautiful!!! Thanks for the explanation. I’m in QLD and wondering if you have a couple white bulb for sale? Thanks Luda

[@helloplantlovers]

Jane Tonkin does: www.tonkinsbulbs.com.au/

[@orchidcorridor]

@@helloplantlovers thank you